Introduction:
Why is it important for
health and wellness professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and
physically? What areas do you need to develop to achieve the goals you have for
yourself?
It is critical for health and wellness
professionals to develop psychologically, spiritually and physically so that we
can lead the way for our clients. We cannot tell someone to do something that
we are not doing ourselves or we will lose credibility. When we can tell our
client that we did something and then they can see the result of it and see us
flourishing, then they are likely to try the same road as we did. A health and
wellness professional should pave the way and help expand the knowledge of the
people that they influence. My personal goals are to become more aware of my
mind and control it. I want to improve my stability of my emotions. I should be
able to be confident and move forward with choices that are healthy despite
what the day’s circumstances may bring. I need to remember all my blessings
rather than the small amount of negative things in my life. I have begun
incorporating meditation every morning for a ½ an hour to 45 minutes and have
noticed how my whole day is changed. When I take that time I find that it feels
like I have gained time. The spiritual aspect of my life feels healthy. I go to
church every Sunday and during my meditation time in the morning I enjoy worship
music. It is so relaxing and peaceful. Physically, I could always do more
exercise but I always walk or bike my daughters to and from school so I tend to
get a lot of exercise in.
Assessment:
How have you assessed
your health in each domain? How do you score your wellness spiritually,
physically, and psychologically?
I have assessed the physical as aspect by
how I am feeling physically when I do a lot of exercising and by how often that
I get sick. I cannot remember the last time I got sick. My BMI is at 21 and I
feel comfortable with that. I am not looking to appear skinny but rather,
toned. Assessing the psychological aspect was done by checking my stress level.
I do not have any stress except some minor things that are day to day and are
eliminated by how I choose to respond to them. My marriage is great, my two
beautiful daughters are happy and healthy, we live within our means financially
and we have a sweet little puppy. I assessed my spirituality by how close my
walk is with God. I enjoy reading my Bible and believe that I am stabilizing myself.
I would rate me physically at an 8 and feel great about it. There is always
room for improvement. When one aspect is out of balance it throws the mental
and spiritual aspect off as well. Spiritually I would rate myself at a 9.
Psychologically I rate myself at a 9.9 because I believe that when I faced with
a situation I can respond in a positive manner. I did not rate myself a ten
because I realize that there is always room for improvement.
Goal
development:
List at least one goal
you have for yourself in each area, Physical, Psychological (mental health) and
Spiritual.
My physical goal is become more toned and
increase muscle mass. I also want to increase my endurance so that I can run
further before becoming fatigued. Psychologically, I can always to have a
better response than what my reactions tell me. Spiritually, I want to be more aware
of where God is directing me. This is clearer to me when I am continuously in
prayer.
Practices
for personal health:
What strategies can you
implement to foster growth in each of the following domains; Physical,
Psychological, and Spiritual. Provide at least two examples of exercises or
practices in each domain. Explain how you will implement each example.
My main strategy for implementing a
program that will help me achieve growth in all areas is to create a schedule
that promotes consistency so that I can make it my lifestyle rather than being
on a roller coaster ride of flourishing and sometimes being more off balance. The
physical routine will consist of walking/running the girls to school with the
puppy. Having a dog ensures that you get more exercise in every day. When I get
home from taking them to school I am going to get in the pool and swim laps for
about 10 minutes. After that I am going to stretch and do yoga while I am still
in the pool. Stretching in the pool helps me stretch further than I can when
out of the pool. The sound of the water, birds chirping and my worship music
playing helps me find my inner peace. It improves my mental state of mind
because I can stop and really focus on the important things in my life and
count my blessings. My spirituality is also improved with the worship music. Music
talks to everyone’s soul. It does not matter what kind of music it is. After I
am done in the pool I like to sit down and read my Bible. This is the last step
to quieting my mind and helping me refocus on loving others and how I can help
other people. I have also read somewhere that most people that are listening to
someone talk are actually listening only to figure out how they are going to
reply rather than truly listening with their heart. My goal is to become a true
listener with my heart. I do care about other people and since I want to fix
things and situations for other people I do tend to listen to give a response.
However, most times the person wants a true listener and someone to understand
how they feel.
Commitment:
How will you assess
your progress or lack of progress in the next six months? What strategies can
you use to assist in maintaining your long-term practices for health and
wellness?
In the next 6 months I will assess my
physical progress by recording a food journal and exercise log on fitday.com. My
psychological progress can be tracked by asking my husband how I am doing.
Since evaluating myself during this process I have the tools to do this again
and again. I will evaluate myself once a month and if I am not progressing
within six months I will figure out a new plan. My spiritual progress can be
evaluated by my friends from church. We are on the same page and help each
other follow God’s plan. Keeping all of these aspects in my mind will help me
flourish above and beyond what I thought was possible. My long-term plan is to
keep repeating this process and if a certain part of my routine changes then
re-evaluate my schedule and fit each aspect into a different time slot. These aspects
are imperative to finding true peace, love and happiness.
Hello Julia!
ReplyDeleteI don't think anyone can go wrong when you are relaying on God and doing His will! Good for you! I also have a BMI of around 21/22. I am happy with my body, more than I have been for years, yet sometimes, my dumb mind speaks to heart and says that I am not good enough yet and need to do this or that. I also need to learn to control these thoughts! I have started "eating clean" and added CrossFit to my exercise routine, and I love it! I can tell that I am getting more toned and my endurance is great!
My best to you! Keep in touch!
Ann